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Barnes & Noble (B&N), the largest retail bookseller in the United States, in collaboration with Samsung Electronics recently introduced the Galaxy Tab S2 NOOK. With this release, B&N becomes one of the few vendors offering a tablet with a Super AMOLED display. Additional specification details can be found on our analyst commentary “Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 - built with energy efficiency in mind (insert direct link). Note, the S2 NOOK is only available in the 8-inch size.

iPad Pro features:
- Largest iPad screen to date, at 12.9-inches a full 3-inches larger than the iPad Air 2
- Retina performance, 5.6 million pixels, more than the MacBook Retina Pro
- New 64 –bit A9X System on Chip (SoC), faster than 80% of current portable PCs
- Faster graphics than 90% of portable PCs
- New 4 speaker audio system with 3X the volume of the iPad Air 2, reorients with rotation
- New Apple Pencil and full size, Smart Keyboard expand input options
- iPad Pro, Apple Pencil, and Smart Keyboard go on sale in November of 2015
Apple also announced:
- New iPad mini 4, with performance to match the iPad Air 2
- No changes to iPad Air 2 in this announcement.

In synch with the Windows 10 launch, Toshiba is revamping its notebook lineup with a number of new models. Launching in Q3 2015, new products include four new series of clamshell notebooks and two new convertibles.
On the notebook side, Toshiba introduced the C, L, S and P notebook series targeted at different levels of consumers.

Cloud-based software solutions, biometric terminals and mobile apps are among the key trends in the years to come for managing the workforce in business settings, according to new analysis from IHS Technology (NYSE: IHS).